Four charged with burglaries in Des Plaines, Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood and unincorporated Cook County

August 14, 2009

Northern Cook County — Three teens and a 22-year-old were charged this week in a string of residential burglaries in several towns over the last few months.

Flat-screen TVs, computers, credit cards and cars were taken during the burglaries, which occurred in Des Plaines, Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood and unincorporated Cook County, authorities said.

Des Plaines police said they connected Alejandro Martinez, 18, of the 8800 block of Robin Drive in Des Plaines, to the burglaries after they arrested him Tuesday on the 1700 block of Howard Avenue as he ran away from a stolen vehicle. Martinez was charged with residential burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.

Also facing the same charges are Mario Sandoval, 22, of the 1800 block of South Birch Street in Des Plaines; Daniel Ramirez, 19, of the 9300 block of Bay Colony in Des Plaines; and a 16-year-old a Des Plaines boy. Ramirez was also charged with resisting arrest.